The EMA is proud to celebrate Sharesies for taking out the Overall Winner title at this year’s Best Places to Work Awards, along with the Medium-Large Workplace Award.
As Foundation Partner of Best Places to Work, the EMA is honoured to stand alongside organisations that are setting a new benchmark for people-first leadership and workplace culture across the motu.
“New Zealand’s strongest workplaces are led by people who lift others up and share what works, so others can follow,” says EMA Chief Executive John Fraser-Mackenzie.
“The programme is about continuous improvement and collective impact. The EMA’s mission is to lift New Zealand’s prosperity through better business, and partnering with Best Places to Work showcases leaders who put that into practice.
“Congratulations to all the 2025 winners – from innovative startups to national brands – for proving that when people thrive, performance follows.”
The awards were held at the Cordis Auckland before an audience of around 400 leaders from organisations of all sizes across New Zealand.
Best Places to Work is New Zealand’s leading continuous improvement programme, combining employee insights, leadership development, business support services, certification and awards to help organisations improve, benchmark and celebrate their workplaces year-round.
Its purpose is to lift the standard of workplace experience across New Zealand. To learn more about the programme, including the 2026 employee engagement survey and new BPTW Certified programme, visit bestplacestowork.nz.
2025 Best Places to Work Award Winners
Overall Winner – Sponsored by the EMA
Sharesies
Large Workplace (200 + employees) – Sponsored by Cordis Auckland
House of Travel
Medium-Large Workplace (150 – 199 employees) – Sponsored by Ecosystm
Sharesies
Medium Workplace (100 – 149 employees) – Sponsored by Smartly
Petdirect
Small-Medium Workplace (50 – 99 employees) – Sponsored by LEAD Executive Search
RUSH
Small Workplace (21 – 49 employees) – Sponsored by Flux B2B
Tax Traders & Taxi
Micro Workplace (5 – 20 employees) – Sponsored by Unstoppable Force
Visir
Spotlight Award Winners
Community & Regional Impact – Sponsored by Extraordinary
Topflite
Human-Centred Impact – Sponsored by Cultivating Leadership
Engineering New Zealand
Innovation & Tech – Sponsored by NZTech
Tuatara Structures
Sustainability – Presented by The Centre for Sustainable Finance
Brightly
Wellness – Sponsored by Humankind
RUSH